Cunuyo (possibly from
Aymara ''khunu'' snow, ''uyu'' corral,
"snow corral") is a mountain in the north of the
Apolobamba mountain range on the border of
Bolivia
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and
Peru
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[Bolivia 1:100,000, Pelechuco 3041, Map prepared and published by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Fairfax, VA, in collaboration with the Instituto Geográfico Militar of Bolivia] It is about high. On the Bolivian side it is located in the
La Paz Department,
Franz Tamayo Province,
Pelechuco Municipality, and on the Peruvian side it lies in the
Puno Region
Puno () is a department and region in southeastern Peru. It is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the departments of Madre de Dios on the north, Cus ...
,
Putina Province,
Sina District
Sina District is one of five districts of the San Antonio de Putina Province in the Puno Region of Peru.
Geography
The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. The highest peaks of the district is Chawpi Urqu at above sea level which i ...
. Cunuyo is situated southwest of the mountain Locopauchenta and east of
Losojocha
Losojocha or Losoccocha (possibly from Quechua ''qucha'' lake) is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Sina District. Losojocha lies southwest of Locopauchenta, we ...
.
Cunuyo is also the name of a river which originates near the mountain. It flows to the northeast.[
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References
Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
Mountains of Puno Region
International mountains of South America
Bolivia–Peru border
Mountains of Peru
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